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• the present invention relates to a polypropylene-based resin composition that uses an aromatic metal phosphate salt, an aromatic triamide compound and magnesium hydroxide in combination, to thereby improve the transparency and physical strength of a polypropylene-based resin with small addition amounts.
• Polypropylene-based resins such as propylene homopolymers and ethylene-propylene copolymers are widely used in automobiles, home electronics, building materials, furniture, packaging containers, toys, convenience goods and the like.
• polypropylene-based resins are inferior to polyethylenes, polyethylene telephthalates, polycarbonates, polystyrenes and the like in transparency, and thus incorporation of various nucleating agents and transparentization agents such as metal benzoates, aromatic metal phosphate salts, metal salts of aliphatic cyclic compounds, dibenzylidene sorbitols and amide compounds have been suggested since before and put into practical use.
• Patent Literature 1 suggests using an aromatic metal phosphate salt, and specifically shows a significant effect in improving physical strength and also improves transparency.
• Patent Literature 2 suggests an amide compound, and a polypropylene resin composition having excellent transparency with a small incorporation amount can be obtained.
• paragraph (0051) suggests combination use with other nucleating agent.
• Patent Literature 3 and Patent Literature 4 suggest combination use of an aromatic metal phosphate salt and an organic acid amide compound, all of the organic acid amide compounds that are specifically described in Patent Literature 3 are aliphatic acid amide compounds, and Patent Literature 4 describes a di- or more valent amide compound derived from an aliphatic amine, and fails to describe an aromatic triamide compound.
• Patent Literature 5 suggests combination use of a metal phosphate salt with a silicic acid-based inorganic substance such as talc and mica.
• Nucleating agents and transparentization agents improve the properties of polypropylene-based resins, and some additives such as the compounds described in Patent Literature 2 can be added by a low addition amount for improving only transparency, whereas there is no compound that shows an effect to improve physical strength by a small amount; therefore, it is necessary to increase the addition amount so as to express high performance, and the cost is increased, which constitutes an obstruct to the expansion of use of polypropylenes.
• the present invention provides a polypropylene-based resin composition, by which the rising of product costs in accordance with the improvement of physical properties can be suppressed by providing a composition of a nucleating agent and a transparentization agent that improve the physical strength of a polypropylene-based resin by small addition amounts.
• a polypropylene-based resin composition that is excellent in transparency and physical strength is provided by using an aromatic metal phosphate salt, an aromatic triamide compound and magnesium hydroxide in combination, even by small addition amounts.
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms;
• X represents a direct bond or an alkylidene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms;
• M represents any of an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal and aluminum;
• Y represents a hydroxyl group;
• n represents 1 when M is an alkali metal, represents 2 when M is an alkaline earth metal, or represents 2 or 3 when M is aluminum;
• m represents 0 or 1, wherein m represents 0 when M is an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, or represents 1 when n is 2 or represents 0 when n is 3 when M is aluminum;
• R 5 , R 6 and R 7 each independently represent a straight chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
• the transparency and physical strength of a polypropylene-based resin can be improved with small addition amounts of a nucleating agent and a transparentization agent. Furthermore, the reduction in the addition amounts improves the resistance to leaching and also improves the sanitary property of a molded article.
• polypropylene-based resin used in the present invention may include propylene homopolymers, ethylene-propylene random copolymers, ethylene-propylene block copolymers, copolymers of propylene and a small amount (1 to 10 mass %) of other ⁇ -olefin (for example, 1-butene, 1-hexene, 4-methyl-1-pentene and the like), copolymers of propylene and ethylenepropylene (TPO), and the like.
• ⁇ -olefin for example, 1-butene, 1-hexene, 4-methyl-1-pentene and the like
• TPO ethylenepropylene
• the above-mentioned polypropylene-based resins can be used irrespective of the kinds and presence or absence of a polymerization catalyst and a co-catalyst, the steric regularity, the average molecular weight, the molecular weight distribution, the presence or absence and ratio of a component having a specific molecular weight, the specific gravity, the viscosity, the solubility in various solvents, the stretch rate, the impact strength, the crystallization degree, X-ray diffraction, unsaturated carboxylic acids (maleic acid, itaconic acid, fumaric acid and the like) and derivatives thereof (maleic anhydride, maleic acid monoester, maleic acid diester and the like), an organic peroxide or irradiation of energy ray and the presence or absence of a modification or crosslinking treatment by a combination of these treatments, and the like.
• unsaturated carboxylic acids maleic acid, itaconic acid, fumaric acid and the like
• derivatives thereof maleic
• Examples of the alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms represented by R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 in the general formula (I), which is used in the present invention, may include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, tert-pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, 2-ethylhexyl, tert-octyl and the like.
• Examples of the alkylidene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms represented by X in the general formula (I), which is used in the present invention, may include methylene, ethylidene, 2,2-propylidene, 1,1-butylidene and the like.
• aromatic metal phosphate salt represented by the general formula (I) may include the compounds of compound No. 1 to No. 4 mentioned below.
• the production methods for the above-mentioned compounds are not specifically limited, and limitations relating to shape such as a particle size, an aspect ratio and the like, an acid value, parameters derived from a purity such as a chlorine concentration, and the like are also not specifically limited, compounds having a small particle size are preferable since they have excellent dispersibility in the resin, and needle-shaped crystals that have undergone a pulverizing treatment so as to decrease the aspect ratio are preferable since they provide molded articles having small shrink rate anisotropy, and compounds containing small impurities are preferable.
• micropowders also have drawbacks that they are poor in fluidity, they easily generate powder dust, and the like, and pulverizing and purification lead to increase of the production costs, and thus it is preferable to produce and use a micropowder so as to provide an optimal quality from a cost-effectiveness standpoint.
• Examples of the straight chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms represented by R 5 , R 6 and R 7 in the general formula (II) used in the present invention may include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, tert-pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, 2-ethylhexyl, tert-octyl and the like.
• amide compound represented by the general formula (II) may include the following compounds No. 5 to No. 7, and the like.
• micropowders also have drawbacks that they are poor in fluidity, they easily generate powder dust, and the like, and pulverizing and purification lead to increase of the production costs, and thus it is preferable to produce and use a micropowder so as to provide an optimal quality from a cost-effectiveness standpoint.
• magnesium hydroxide used in the present invention a commercially available magnesium hydroxide powder can be directly used, and limitations relating to a shape such as a particle size, parameters derived from a purity, and the like are also not specifically limited, compounds having a small particle size are preferable since they are excellent in dispersibility in the resin, and compounds containing small impurities are preferable.
• micropowders also have drawbacks that they are poor in fluidity, they easily generate powder dust, and the like, and pulverizing and purification lead to increase of the production costs, and thus it is preferable to produce and use a micropowder so as to provide an optimal quality from a cost-effectiveness standpoint.
• phenol-based antioxidants phenol-based antioxidants, phosphorus-based antioxidants, sulfur-based antioxidants, ultraviolet absorbers, hindered amine compounds, flame retardants, flame retardant promoters, other nucleating agents, antistatic agents, heavy metal inactivators, plasticizers, softeners, lubricants, hydrotalcites, metal salts of aliphatic acids, pigments, infrared ray absorbers, antifogging agents, antimisting agents, fillers, antibacterial/anti-mold agents, and the like.
• phenol-based antioxidants may include 2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol, 2,6-diphenyl-4-octadecyloxyphenol, 2-methyl-4,6-bis(octylthiomethyl)phenol, distearyl (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl) phosphonate, 1,6-hexamethylenebis[amide(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate], 4,4′-thiobis(6-tert-butyl-m-cresol), 2,2′-methylenebis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol), 2,2′-methylenebis(4-ethyl-6-tert-butylphenol), 4,4′-butylidenebis(6-tert-butyl-m-cresol), 2,2′-ethylidenebis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol), 2,2′-eth, but
• Examples of the phosphorus-based antioxidants may include trisnonyl phenyl phosphite, tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphite, tris[2-tert-butyl-4-(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenylthio)-5-methylphenyl]phosphite, tridecyl phosphite, octyl diphenyl phosphite, di(decyl)monophenyl phosphite, di(tridecyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite, di(nonylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite, bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite, bis(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenyl)pentaery
• sulfur-based antioxidants may include dilauryl thiodipropionate, dimyristyl thiodipropionate, dipalmityl thiodipropionate, distearyl thiodipropionate, tetrakis(methyl 3-laurylthiodipropionate)methane, bis(2-methyl-4-(alkyl (a single form or mixture of C 8 to C 18 )thiopropionyloxy)-5-tert-butylphenyl)sulfide, 2-mercaptobenzimidazole and a zinc salt thereof, and the like.
• Examples of the ultraviolet absorbers may include 2-hydroxybenzophenones such as 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-octoxybenzophenone and 5,5′-methylenebis(2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone); 2-(2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazoles such as 2-(2′-hydroxy-5′-methylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(2′-hydroxy-3′,5′-di-tert-butylphenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazole, 2-(2′-hydroxy-3′-tert-butyl-5′-methylphenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazole, 2-(2′-hydroxy-5′-tert-octylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2-(2′-hydroxy-3′,5′-dicumylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2,2′-methylenebis(4-tert-octyl-6-benz
• hindered amine compounds may include hindered amine compounds such as 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl stearate, 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidyl stearate, 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl benzoate, bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)sebacate, bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidyl)sebacate, bis(1-undecyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)carbonate, tetrakis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidylbutane tetracarboxylate, tetrakis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidylbutane tetracarboxylate, bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)-di(tridecyl)-1,
• halogen-based flame retardants such as decabromodiphenyl ether and tetrabromobisphenol A, condensed phosphate esters of polyvalent phenols such as triphenyl phosphate, resorcinol and bisphenol A and monovalent phenols such as phenol and 2,6-xylenol; inorganic phosphorus compounds such as red phosphorus and melamine phosphate; nitrogen-containing flame retardants such as melamine cyanurate; inorganic-based flame retardants such as magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide; flame retardant promoters such as antimony oxide and zirconium oxide; anti-dripping agents such as polytetrafluoroethylene, and the like are used.
• halogen-based flame retardants such as decabromodiphenyl ether and tetrabromobisphenol A, condensed phosphate esters of polyvalent phenols such as triphenyl phosphate, resorcinol and bisphenol A and mono
• flame retardant promoters may include fluorine resins such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polyvinyl fluoride (PVF), polytetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (FEP) and (meth)acrylic-modified PTFE, silicone resins, and the like.
• fluorine resins such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polyvinyl fluoride (PVF), polytetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (FEP) and (meth)acrylic-modified PTFE, silicone resins, and the like.
• Examples of the other nucleating agents may include metal salts of benzoic acid such as sodium benzoate, aluminum-p-tert-butylbenzoate and lithium-p-tert-butylbenzoate; metal phosphate salts such as sodium 2,2-methylenebis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphate; benzylidene sorbitols such as dibenzylidene sorbitol, bis(4-methylbenzylidene)sorbitol and bis(4-ethylbenzylidene)sorbitol; metal alcoholates such as zinc glycerin; metal salts of amino acids such as zinc glutamate; aliphatic dibasic acids having a bicyclo structure and metal salts thereof such as bicycloheptanedicarboxylic acid or salts thereof, metal salts of aromatic sulfonic acids such as sodium benzenesulfonate and lithium p-toluenesulfonate, and the
• Combination use with a nucleating agent that improves not only transparency but also the glass transition temperature of the polypropylene-based resin such as metal salt-based compounds such as metal phosphate salts such as sodium 2,2-methylenebis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphate are preferable since an effect that cannot be obtained by the present invention alone can be expected.
• heavy metal inactivators may include 2-hydroxybenzamide-N-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl, dodecanedioic acid bis[2-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)hydrazide] and the like.
• double salt compounds represented by the following general formula (III) formed of magnesium and aluminum, or magnesium, and aluminum are preferably used, or those obtained by dehydrating crystal water may also be used.
• x1, x2 and y1 each respectively show a number that satisfies the condition represented by the following formula, and m shows 0 or an arbitrary integer 0 ⁇ x2/x1 ⁇ 10, 2 ⁇ x1+x2 ⁇ 20, 0 ⁇ y1 ⁇ 2.
• the above-mentioned hydrotalcite compounds may be either natural substances or synthetic products.
• Examples of the methods for the synthesis of the synthetic products may include the known synthetic methods described in JP 46-2280 B, JP 50-30039 B, JP 51-29129 B and JP 3-36839 B, JP 61-174270 A, JP 2001-164042 A and JP 2002-53722 A, and the like.
• the above-mentioned hydrotalcite compounds can be used without limitation by their crystal structures, crystal grain sizes and the like, and it is preferable that the residual amount of heavy metal components such as iron included in the raw material is small within a scope in which the cost for purification is practical.
• hydrotalcite compounds those obtained by coating the surfaces thereof with a higher aliphatic acid such as stearic acid, a metal salt of a higher aliphatic acid such as an alkali metal oleate, a metal salt of an organic sulfonic acid such as an alkali metal salt of dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, a higher aliphatic acid amide, a higher aliphatic acid ester or a wax, or the like.
• a higher aliphatic acid such as stearic acid
• a metal salt of a higher aliphatic acid such as an alkali metal oleate
• a metal salt of an organic sulfonic acid such as an alkali metal salt of dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid
• a higher aliphatic acid amide a higher aliphatic acid ester or a wax, or the like.
• the haze of the obtained test piece was measured according to JIS K 7361-1 using a tester (Toyo Seiki Seisaku-Sho, Ltd., Haze Guard 2). Furthermore, the heat deformation temperature (HDT) was measured according to JIS K 7191-2 using a tester (Toyo Seiki Seisaku-Sho, Ltd., Automatic HDT-VICAT Test Instrument), and the flexural modulus (FM) were measured according to JIS K 7171 using a bending tester (manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation, AG-IS). The results are shown in Table 1 and Table 2.

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